COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

         Changes in the Company’s product warranty liability

	Nine months ended July 31,
	2011		2010
Balances as of beginning of fiscal year	$	1,636,000	$	1,022,000
Accruals for warranties		0		1,251,000
Warranty claims settled		0		(855,000	)
Acquired warranty liabilities		—		80,000
Balances as of July 31	$	1,636,000	$	1,498,000